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It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
The mayor of the METH CAPITAL OF ALASKA IS THE REPUBLICAN VP CANDIDATE? TICK TICK TICK BOOM MOTHERFUCKERS! This shit has done blown up real good.
Since this is about politics more than SNL, maybe no one will care, but can POP CULTURE SHOWS, TALK SHOWS AND COMEDY shows PLEEEEEASE stop inviting irony-free athletes on as guests/hosts?
FUN FACT: 99% of athletes and jocks ARE NOT FUNNY. ATHLETES are popular and score chicks in their formative years, and as such have no need to develop things like a personality, self-deprecation, or sense of humor.
Seriously, MICHAEL PHELPS????? Putting aside the fact that I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO THIS BORING GUY IS, just because he can apparently swim he’s a SUITABLE HOST FOR AMERICA’S LONGEST RUNNING VARIETY SHOW????
NOT FUNNY. NOT CHARISMATIC. BORING. Just like almost every jock Letterman or SNL has slobbered over for 25-30 years.
Get this boring oaf off my television and back to obscurity where his Waterworld ass belongs.
Thanks for fucking up a COMEDY SHOW.
You’re right, Lex. Like most athletes on SNL, Phelps looked nervous, uncomfortable and out of place. The only recent athlete that did a decent job was Peyton Manning. Add the uncomfortable athlete to the season premiere (which is almost always below par) and we had a very weak SNL tonight. It’ll get better next week though with James Franco and musical guests Kings of Leon who rock.
I will agree also with Lex that Phelps had no reason to be on the show beyond the obvious publicity advantage (which is ultimately all that matters.
So Lex, you were also popular when you were young? Zing!
Seriously, though, Lex, I hope that didn’t annoy you, it was simply too good of an opening.
In other news, Fey’s Sarah Palin is uncanny.
“FUN FACT: 99% of athletes and jocks ARE NOT FUNNY… and as such have no need to develop things like a personality, self-deprecation, or sense of humor.”
So in other words he felt right at home on SNL.
It was obviously Phelps’ first attempt at comedy/acting. He was reading off the teleprompter the whole time. Granted, none of the skits he was in were particularly funny.
Made me nostalgic for Mitch Gaylord.
AMERICAN ANTHEM OWNS!!!
GYMKATA = TOTAL OWNAGE
I heard Obama was supposed to be the guest, but canceled due to Hurricane Ike. I guess Phelps was in town and available.
Obama was just going to do a walk-on. Phelps has nothing to blame but his bad acting skills. Then again, what do you expect? He’s a swimmer, not a comedian. These kinds of stunt-hosting generally don’t work.
i think tom brady may be the exception to the rule…
Let us also remember the brilliance of Peyton and KING JAMES!
This isn’t a game, David.
Or as the late, great Don-Fon would’ve stated it: “It’s not a game anymore.”
Mystery, what are you referring to and what point are you trying to make? Do you consider an entertainment blog linking to a pretty good SNL sketch to be, I don’t know, inappropriate somehow?
Joe Montana was also great. Well, at least that skit where you can hear other peoples “real” thoughts after they say something and when you hear his, the thoughts are exactly what he says.